Virat Kohli has reached another milestone in his career during the 2nd Test match against Bangladesh. The star batter became the fastest player to score 27000 runs in international cricket, breaking the record of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar. This is a remarkable achievement, as the stalwart took just 594 innings to reach the milestone. Kohli's classic innings ended on 47 runs as Bangladesh spinner Shakib Al Hasan dismissed him.
However, he did his job as India took the lead of 52 runs on day four. Bangladesh scored 233 runs in the first innings, but thanks to Indian batters' rapid gameplay, they scored 285 runs in just 34.4 overs. Indian openers batted at lightning speed, thrashing every ball possible. Rohit Sharma started his innings with two back-to-back sixes, putting the pressure on the bowler and the team.
Yashasvi Jaiswal did his job well from the other end, scoring 72 runs off 51 balls. It was an incredible performance from the betters as their lively batting won the hearts of the viewers. They played Test matches like T20 matches, which entertained the crowd throughout. KL Rahul also played a quickfire half-century knock.
Fastest cricketers to score 27000 runs in international cricket
Apart from Virat Kohli, cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, and Ricky Ponting have scored 27000 runs in international cricket. While Sachin took 623 innings to reach the score, Sangakkara took 648 innings, and Ponting took 650 innings. The legendary batters have played some quality cricket against the world's best bowlers of that time and still managed to score so many runs.
The cricket world treats these players with huge respect for the kind of game they have shown in the past. They were an inspiration to many and players like Kohli and many others have grown up seeing them play. Hence, it's an honour for Kohli to break the records of his inspirations.
Batter | No of innings taken to complete 27000 runs |
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Virat Kohli | 594 |
Sachin Tendulkar | 623 |
Kumar Sangakkara | 648 |
Ricky Ponting | 650 |